APR 2
2026
PASSED
4 violationsDETAILS
SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — FLORIDA
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SONNYS BBQ 109.
BEAT. 64/100
3926 S TAMIAMI TRL · SARASOTA, FLORIDA
Last inspected April 2, 2026 · passed
Failed an inspection 7 months ago. 5 critical violations on the cumulative record. Recent enough to matter.
THE NUMBERS
INSPECTIONS
5
4 passed · 1 failed
VIOLATIONS
28
includes 5 critical
RECORDS COVER
4 YEARS
since Dec 2021
INSPECTION HISTORY
Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Employee lockers provided and used, clean
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Fire extinguishers — proper and sufficient (reporting only)
Cited 1 time on this inspection
SEP 252025FAILED6 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
SEP 25
2025
FAILED
6 violations2 CRITICALDETAILS
Approved source
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Food out of temperature
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
Cited 2 times on this inspection
Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Plumbing installed and maintained
Cited 2 times on this inspection
Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
Cited 1 time on this inspection
NOV 212024PASSED2 violationsDETAILS
NOV 21
2024
PASSED
2 violationsDETAILS
Non-food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Non-food contact surfaces clean
Cited 1 time on this inspection
SEP 22022PASSED8 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
SEP 2
2022
PASSED
8 violations3 CRITICALDETAILS
Personnel with infections restricted
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Non-food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Single service articles not re-used
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Cross-connection, back siphonage, backflow
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles
Cited 3 times on this inspection
Outside storage area clean, enclosure properly constructed
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Walls, ceilings, and attached equipment, constructed, clean
Cited 2 times on this inspection
Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
Cited 1 time on this inspection
DEC 142021PASSED8 violationsDETAILS
DEC 14
2021
PASSED
8 violationsDETAILS
Clean clothes, hair restraints
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Non-food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Non-food contact surfaces clean
Cited 2 times on this inspection
Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Cross-connection, back siphonage, backflow
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Outside storage area clean, enclosure properly constructed
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Walls, ceilings, and attached equipment, constructed, clean
Cited 1 time on this inspection
Data sourced from Florida DBPR — Dept. of Business & Professional Regulation. We'd love to link you straight to this restaurant's record — turns out Florida considers that a luxury. The full dataset is what's on offer →